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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008.
Seventh Semester
Mechanical Engineering
ME 1402- MECHATRONICS
(Common to B.E. Part-Time Mechanical Engineering)
(Regulation 2004)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer ALL questions.
PART A- (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. Identify the different mechatronics systems used in automobiles.
2. What is the working principle of n eddy current proximity sensor?
3. A hydraulic cylinder is to be used to move a work piece through a distance of
60 mm in 20 seconds. A force of 15 kN is required to move the work piece.
Determine the required hydraulic liquid flow rate if a cylinder with a piston
diameter of 75 mm is available.
4. Suggest suitable actuator for robot arm joint and justify.
5. Derive the equation for a translational mechanical system model with spring
and mass.
6. Give an example for two-step mode control unit.
7. Draw the ladder logic diagram to represent two switches that are normally
open and both have to be closed for a motor to operate.
8. Devise a timing circuit that will switch an output on for 1 sec then off for
20 sec, then on for 1 sec, then off for 20 sec, and so on.
9. Identify the sensor, signal conditioner and display elements in the Bourdon
pressure gauge.
10. List the advantages of mechatronics design over traditional design.
PART B- (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) (i) Compare and contrast the control system for the domestic central
heating system involving a bimetallic thermostat and that involving
a miCroprocessor. (8)
(ii) Explain the static performance characteristics of a sensor. (8)
Or
(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Thermocouple
(ii) Piezoelectric transducer
(iii) Incremental encoder
(iv) Photovoltaic transducer.
12. (a) Discuss about the following actuation systems:
(i) Self-excited wound field shunt configuration de motor.
(ii) Self-excited wound field series configuration de motor.
(iii) Stepper motor.
(iv) Induction motor.
Or
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(b) A flat belt, 7 mm thick and 95 mm wide transmits power between two
pulleys running at 1500 m/min. The mass of the belt is 0.85 kg/m length.
The angle of lap in the smaller pulley is 155 and the coefficient of
friction between the belt and pulley is 0.25. If the maximum permissible
stress in the belt is 2 MN/m
2
find the maximum power transmitted and
initial tension in the belt. (16)
13. (a) A hot object with capacitance C and temperature T, cools in a large room
at temperature Ta. If the thermal system has a resistance R, derive an
equation describing how the temperature of the hot object changes with
time and give an electrical analogue of the system. (16)
Or
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(b) (i) Propose a model for a stepped shaft used to rotate a mass and
derive an equation relating the input torque and the angular
rotation. Neglect damping effect. (8)
(ii) Describe and compare the characteristics of
(1) proportional controller
(2) proportional plus integral controller. (8)
14. (a) Devise a system, using a PLC that could be used with a conveyor belt
which is used to move an item to work station. The presence of the item
at the work station is d.etected by means of breaking a contact activated
by a beam of light to a photosensor. There it stops for 100 sec for an
operation to be carried out and then starts moving. The motor for the belt
is started by a normally open start switch and stopped by a normally
closed switch. (16)
Or
(b) Devise a circuit that could be used with a domestic washing machine to
switch on a pump to pump water for 100 sec into the machine, t hen
switch off the pump and switch on a heater for 50 sec to heat the water.
The heater is then switched off and another pump is switched on for
100 sec to empty the water from the machine. (16)
15. (a) Explain the mechatronics systems used in an automatic camera with a
neat block diagram. (16)
Or
(b) Desigri a pick and place robot using mechatronics elements and explain '
about the robot control. (16)
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